Emsley A. Laney High School

Emsley A. Laney High School
Emsley A. Laney High School
Location
	2700 N College Rd; Wilmington, North Carolina 28405; United States
Coordinates	34°17′51″N 77°52′22″W / 34.2975729°N 77.8728835°W
Information
Type	Public high school; secondary school
Motto	Our Treasure is Knowledge
Established	1976 (49 years ago)
School district	New Hanover County Schools
Superintendent	Charles Foust
CEEB code	344349
Principal	Danny Little
Teaching staff	112.22 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Gender	Co-Educational
Number of students	2,248 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	20.03
Campus	Suburban
Campus size	26.477 acres
Color(s)	Blue and gold ;
Athletics conference	North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA)
Sports	basketball, baseball, cross country, cheerleading, football, golf, lacrosse, swimming, softball, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball, wrestling
Mascot	Buccaneer
Nickname	Buccaneers
Website	laney.nhcs.net
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Emsley A. Laney High School (commonly known as Laney High School) is a four-year public high school in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. It is a part of New Hanover County Schools. The school’s most notable alumnus is Michael Jordan.

History

The school was named after Emsley Armfield Laney (1904–1999), a business and community leader for several decades in Wilmington. He was a member of the school board for over 30 years, serving as chairman during part of that time.^[2]

Notable alumni

Kadeem Allen, professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League^[3]
David Bostian, professional wrestler signed to WWE under ring name Myles Borne^[4]
Arnold Brown, former NFL defensive back
Dondi E. Costin, major general in the United States Air Force^[5]
Jeff Ferrell, former MLB pitcher^[6]
Kitwana Jones, former linebacker in the Canadian Football League^[7]
Larry Jordan, former professional basketball player and basketball executive, Michael Jordan’s brother
Michael Jordan, NBA player, businessman and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame^[8]^[9]
Greg Lindquist, New York-based artist^[10]
Leroy Smith, professional basketball player^[11]
Lara Trump, television producer and campaign adviser to her father-in-law Donald Trump^[12]
Kevin Whitted, professional basketball player and coach^[13]
Tamera Young, WNBA player^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Search for Public Schools - Emsley A Laney High (370333001373 )". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
^ Emsley Armfield Laney - Cape Fearians Collection. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
^ Catenacci, Joe (November 10, 2016). "College basketball: Wilmington standout Kadeem Allen looking for big year at University of Arizona (video)".
^ Richards, Annesophia. (October 2, 2024). David Bostian: One in a Million. Wilmington Today. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ Eastman, Peg (October 3, 2018). "Meet Dondi E. Costin of Charleston Southern University". Charleston Mercury. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020.
^ Detweiler, Eric. "Jeff Ferrell optimistic despite difficult season". Star-News. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
^ "Kitwana Jones - Football". University of North Carolina Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via goheels.com.
^ "Photos: PHOTOS: Cape Fear region's notable graduates". Star-News. June 7, 2019. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020.
^ "NBA.com: Michael Jordan Bio". NBA.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
^ "Wilmington billboard, downtown signs link election to 1898 massacre". StarNews Online. November 2, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^ "Playing for Keeps - Book excerpt". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
^ Leyva, Hannah (September 2, 2016). "Wrightsville Beach native Lara Trump loves coming home to campaign for father-in-law Donald Trump". PortCityDaily. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020 – via portcitydaily.com.
^ "Kevin Whitted". Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
^ "Tamera Young - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via wnba.com.

External links

Official website

[NCES-1] "Search for Public Schools - Emsley A Laney High (370333001373 )". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 30, 2025.

[2] Emsley Armfield Laney - Cape Fearians Collection. Retrieved March 27, 2025.

[3] Catenacci, Joe (November 10, 2016). "College basketball: Wilmington standout Kadeem Allen looking for big year at University of Arizona (video)".

[4] Richards, Annesophia. (October 2, 2024). David Bostian: One in a Million. Wilmington Today. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[5] Eastman, Peg (October 3, 2018). "Meet Dondi E. Costin of Charleston Southern University". Charleston Mercury. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020.

[6] Detweiler, Eric. "Jeff Ferrell optimistic despite difficult season". Star-News. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[7] "Kitwana Jones - Football". University of North Carolina Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via goheels.com.

[starnewsonline-190607-8] "Photos: PHOTOS: Cape Fear region's notable graduates". Star-News. June 7, 2019. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020.

[9] "NBA.com: Michael Jordan Bio". NBA.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2018.

[10] "Wilmington billboard, downtown signs link election to 1898 massacre". StarNews Online. November 2, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

[11] "Playing for Keeps - Book excerpt". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.

[12] Leyva, Hannah (September 2, 2016). "Wrightsville Beach native Lara Trump loves coming home to campaign for father-in-law Donald Trump". PortCityDaily. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020 – via portcitydaily.com.

[13] "Kevin Whitted". Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.

[14] "Tamera Young - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via wnba.com.

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Location

2700 N College Rd Wilmington, North Carolina 28405 United States
Coordinates	34°17′51″N 77°52′22″W / 34.2975729°N 77.8728835°W / 34.2975729; -77.8728835
Information
Type	Public high school secondary school
Motto	Our Treasure is Knowledge
Established	1976 (49 years ago) (1976)
School district	New Hanover County Schools
Superintendent	Charles Foust
CEEB code	344349
Principal	Danny Little
Teaching staff	112.22 (FTE)^[1]
Grades	9-12
Gender	Co-Educational
Number of students	2,248 (2023–2024)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	20.03^[1]
Campus	Suburban
Campus size	26.477 acres
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Athletics conference	North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA)
Sports	basketball, baseball, cross country, cheerleading, football, golf, lacrosse, swimming, softball, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball, wrestling
Mascot	Buccaneer
Nickname	Buccaneers
Website	laney.nhcs.net